Gauli Glacier

The Gauli Glacier (German: Gauligletscher) is a 6.2 km (3.9 mi) long glacier (2005) in the Bernese Alps in the canton of Bern in Switzerland. In 1973, it had an area of 17.7 km² (6.8 sq mi). The glacier is famous for the 1946 C-53 Skytrooper crash on the Gauli Glacier and the following rescue mission, which was the first carried out by an aircraft (Fieseler Storch) landing on a glacier.

LocationCanton of Bern, Switzerland

Coordinates46°36′41″N 8°11′11″E

Length6.2 km (3.9 mi)

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Gauli Glacier
Gauligletscher
Gauligletscher (far right)
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Location	Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Coordinates	46°36′41″N 8°11′11″E
Length	6.2 km (3.9 mi)

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A lake is located at the bottom of the glacier, at a height of 2,146 metres above sea level.^[1] Its surface area is 0.28 km^2[2]